Which to use
“acorta” and “acortar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,903
- “acorta” frequency rank
- #26,683
- “acortar” frequency rank
- 73586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acorta | acortar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de acortar o de acortarse. | Hacer más corto. Disminuir en longitud, extensión, duración, tiempo o cantidad. |
Where the eye mixes acorta and acortar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. acorta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against acortar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acorta vs acortar
A purely visual mix-up. acorta ([aˈkoɾt̪a]) and acortar ([akoɾˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acorta” sits inside “acortar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acorta is recorded at frequency rank #46,903, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈkoɾt̪a]. acortar is at rank #26,683, tagged as averb, pronounced [akoɾˈt̪aɾ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73586, this pair ranks #23,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of acorta vs acortar
Shared letters: acort. Private to "acorta": -. Private to "acortar": -.
"acorta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "acortar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acorta" and "acortar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acorta" or "acortar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acorta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acortar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acorta" and "acortar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acorta vs Alcorta". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.